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For many people, there’s nothing more personal than their name, and when it's said wrong or doesn’t fit someone’s identity, they can feel deeply disturbed. A 32-foot mobile unit is travelling the country, aiming to help LGBTQ+ community members navigate a more challenging legal landscape when it comes to issues such as name and gender marker changes. The 'Caravan of Hope' recently visited Charlotte on its national tour and aims to bring ‘hope’ to residents at a challenging time.
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A forum in Charlotte over the weekend aimed to support members of the Black and LGBTQ+ communities who have been impacted by HIV. -
To date, 27 states have enacted laws barring transgender participation in sports. -
The first case involves an Idaho student barred by state law from trying out for the track team; the second was brought by a West Virginia middle schooler barred by state law from competing. -
The challenge to the court's 2015 ruling came from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex licenses after the court's Obergefell v. Hodges decision, which recognized a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. -
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. -
Dozens of educators and school counselors will gather in Charlotte on Friday to learn how to better support LGBTQ youth. -
National Coming Out Day is Oct. 11. To celebrate and honor LGBTQ+ people who have come out and those who want to, NPR readers share how they told their loved ones. -
Going into Charlotte Pride over the weekend, a discussion near uptown Charlotte highlighted how some in the queer and Latino community are coping with recent political attacks. -
Ahead of this weekend's Charlotte Pride, organizers gathered in uptown to discuss what residents can expect and how they’ve overcome some big challenges this year. -
As Charlotte Pride marks 25 years, newly uncovered VHS tapes reveal joy, grief and stubborn love inside a South End gay bar called Oleens during the height of the AIDS epidemic.
